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Dec 13, 2009

Methuen’s Joe Bella makes an exciting civil war discovery

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From the Eagle Tribune December 13, 2009
Old photo rekindles memory of Lawrence Civil War soldier
By Mark E. Vogler
METHUEN — A recent trip to Gettysburg, Pa. led to an incredible discovery for Joe Bella. During that trip, he obtained an old photo of a Civil War soldier from Lawrence that he had tried to buy [...]


Nov 5, 2009

Fiona Broome’s Tenney Gatehouse podcasts

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From Paranormal Investigator Fiona Broome’s website Hollow Hill:
While the October 10th (2009) fundraiser at Tenney Gate House was a tremendous success, some people asked questions afterward.  Here are my replies, and a new recording about Tenney Gate House.

Some people thought that I’d organized the event.  I didn’t.  The event was managed by the Essex County Ghost Project, [...]


Oct 27, 2009

Tenney Gate house: Discovering Moneyed Methuen 11/1

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Essex Heritage Explorers : “Discovering Moneyed Methuen” program
Sunday, Nov 1st 1:00pm to 2:00pm
at Tenney Gate House, Methuen, MA
Price: Free to Explorer members, Non members $15
Phone: (978) 740-0444
Age Suitability: 21 and up
You are invited to explore the Tenney Gatehouse. Now home to the Methuen Historical Society, the gatehouse was a c.1830 farmhouse remodeled to become the [...]


Oct 15, 2009

Results of Gatehouse paranormal investigation

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Investigation – Tenney Gatehouse ghosts
Oct 14th, 2009 | By Fiona Broome
Tenney Gatehouse and the Greycourt Castle ruins are among Methuen’s historical treasures… and among that city’s most haunted locations.
At a fundraiser on Saturday, October 10th, 2009, I was among the investigators invited to Tenney Gatehouse by the Essex County Ghost Project and Pelham Paranormal Research.
The [...]